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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 2 weeks ago 92%
Auckland primary school locked down over man shooting pigeons www.rnz.co.nz

I'm guessing the author doesn't know the difference between a BB gun and a pellet gun/air rifle, because I doubt a BB would reliably kill a pigeon.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 2 months ago 90%
Dog ingests methamphetamine on walk through central Auckland www.rnz.co.nz

Wasn't expecting to read that headline today.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 2 months ago 100%
Woman calls police after mistaking 'realistic' sex doll for body www.rnz.co.nz

Looking at the photos, it definitely looks like a body from a distance, I don't blame anyone for making that mistake.

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NZ Off topic absGeekNZ 2 months ago 100%
Theme change

Just changed my theme to Vaporware dark, it is really funky. I really like the monospaced font and retro-futuristic look.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 2 months ago 100%
Watch: Truck tips on its end in Upper Hutt www.rnz.co.nz

Someone's Friday isn't going according to plan. What a mess.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 3 months ago 100%
Break-up legal claim: Woman seeks $27k over takeaways, car for man met on dating site www.rnz.co.nz

Another relationship situation ending up at Disputes tribunal, this time being partly successful.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 3 months ago 92%
Woman takes boyfriend to Disputes Tribunal for breach of contract after he misses airport drop off www.rnz.co.nz

I thought this was pretty funny. Probably for the best the case was unsuccessful, of course.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 3 months ago 95%
Waikato Expressway crash: Police thank people who gave CPR to victim www.rnz.co.nz

I'm trying to work out the series of events here, because it's quite bizarre. This person was in a car crash, and then decided to cross the center median barrier, and walk in front of traffic coming the other way? Looking at the photo, they had to walk a reasonable distance and cross a safety barrier to reach the other lane.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 4 months ago 100%
Rebuke issued in stoush over volume of on-bus announcements for blind passengers www.rnz.co.nz

This is such a bizarre thing to have such a blow up over. I don't use public transport, so I've never heard these announcements, are they really that bad?

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 4 months ago 100%
Seagliders' 35-minute trips to Auckland closer with $145m deal www.nzherald.co.nz

I'm pretty sceptical about ground effect planes, there's a very good reason why they've never really taken off, despite so many countries and organisations giving them a try over the years, but I'd love to know what everyone else thinks.

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NZ Off topic pow 4 months ago 94%
Mama mia!
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NZ Off topic thevoyagekayaking 5 months ago 100%
2028 total solar eclipse in New Zealand likely big tourism drawcard, astronomer says www.rnz.co.nz

I'd love to see this from on the water, what do you all think? I'm amazed someone bought a house especially to see it though, that's just amazing.

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NZ Off topic eagleeyedtiger 5 months ago 100%
Scientists fear catastrophe after 'mind-boggling' world record temperature jump in Antarctica www.newshub.co.nz

>On March 18, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station in the east Antarctic recorded the largest spike in temperature ever recorded with the region experiencing a rise of 38.5C above its seasonal average. >Unfortunately, it's not an isolated event with an increasing number of meteorologic anomalies being reported on the continent in the past two years. The [sea level rise map that was linked](https://coastal.climatecentral.org/map/12/174.7993/-36.9036/?theme=water_level&map_type=water_level_above_mhhw&basemap=roadmap&contiguous=true&elevation_model=best_available&water_level=5.0&water_unit=m) is interesting, I propose Hamilton to be the new international airport since both Auckland and Wellington's will be underwater

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 6 months ago 97%
'We can sue him': Chumbawamba on Winston Peters use of their song www.rnz.co.nz

Politicians being told not to use a song happens surprisingly often actually, I know Donald Trump was told not to use one, I believe it was "rocking in the free world". They've also told Nigel Farage off, apparently.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 6 months ago 95%
Auckland woman's breath-alcohol test nearly nine times legal limit, police say www.rnz.co.nz

I'm surprised she could walk to the car like that.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 7 months ago 100%
Glitch takes down petrol stations around country www.rnz.co.nz

I find this absolutely hilarious.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 7 months ago 95%
Skipper of jet boat going 180km/h says he's lucky to walk away alive after crash www.rnz.co.nz

>Christensen said it appeared one of the two propellers came loose Can we all take a moment to appreciate the sheer incompetence of the womble that wrote this, to repeatedly call the vessel a jet boat, then casually mention that a propeller came off? I also had a look at their Facebook page, (the racing team, that is) and they also say the cause of the crash was losing a propeller. Top notch journalism.

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 7 months ago 100%
Woolworths scrambles to close loophole after shoppers register multiple cards to gain points www.rnz.co.nz

Good on them, I hate these BS loyalty schemes, and typically avoid any store that offers them. Milk it for all it's worth I say.

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NZ Off topic BlueEther 8 months ago 83%
Best view in the city?

The saga continues from my misspent Friday night Managed to put my shoulder back out on Sunday night so spent it all in the ED. Ortho now think I’ll need surgery to stabilise the Bankart fracture I also sustained The currently want me to stay in as there is a high chance I’ll pop it back out again 🎉

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NZ Off topic BlueEther 8 months ago 84%
Opps

Not how I wanted to spend a Friday night

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NZ Off topic jeff11 8 months ago 87%
My car insurance went up $40 a month

I was renewing with Tower and it's gone up a lot, even though I haven't made a claim and nothing has changed. Same old car. I just thought stuff it, and I downgraded to third party only with no theft or fire cover (I have one of the best alarms) On the phone they explained that part of the reason was that the value of my car had been adjusted (about $1,000 higher) but when they used the calculator to figure out the premium cost for a lower agreed value, it didn't change to the price I expected. Prices must have gone up due to inflation or corporate greed. I'd still trust Tower over AMI. Once I used AMI and my renewal package got lost in the post, and my insurance expired, but they didn't even text or email me. With Tower it automatically renews. So while AMI might be cheaper, they are really bad with communication, and won't even spend 2 cents to send an SMS to your phone.

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NZ Off topic sylverstream 9 months ago 91%
What are some good scientific sites to follow regarding health and food?

I'm interested to read about discoveries regarding health, food and longevity as I'm planning to stick around as long as possible. I already found Stanfords publications on longevity. Just wondering if you have any other reading tips? Ideally with an Rss feed. I'm only interested in information backed by science as much as possible.

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NZ Off topic BlueEther 9 months ago 98%
In memory

The ‘old man’ passed away just before Christmas 3 years ago. This is a bottle I bought him for his 65th with plans to share it with him on his 75th - that would have been this year Here’s to lost friends and family that we can’t share today with.

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NZ Off topic sylverstream 9 months ago 92%
Hard wire a Sureflap cat flap with battery backup?

I've got a Sureflap cat flap operated by 4 AA batteries. It doesn't work well on rechargeables, it seems to need 1.5v batteries. I'm thinking to hardwire it with battery backup (like a Ups). I'm not very experienced in electronics, are there any off the shelf products I could use? I'm assuming the flap runs at 6v and that I can just attach two cables, one to plus, one to min. If there are no off the shelve products, any recommendations for what I should buy?

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 9 months ago 100%
Airbnb names Lower Hutt its top trending New Zealand destination www.rnz.co.nz

Genuinely surprised by this one. What is there in Lower Hutt worth travelling for?

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NZ Off topic BlueEther 10 months ago 100%
Little bunnies

Our grey mini lop made friends with a wild rabbit. We now have 6 x breed mini lops

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NZ Off topic SamC 10 months ago 55%
Can we please have another discussion about political posts?

And specifically where they should be posted.... I know it is a tricky area as to what counts as political, but in my view there are some that definitely are that I would prefer to be kept on NZ politics community. Politics in this country is going to be extremely fraught over the next few months, and I'm not really keen to see these posts in my feed and end up getting into debates I really don't want to. Case in point is this one: https://lemmy.nz/post/4053709 People claim it's OK in the main community because it's about transport. But the comments are about politics, and it's clearly a political issue. If most people here think this is OK for the Aotearoa community, that's cool with me... but it would be good to have some clearer direction on what the policy is so I can adjust my feed accordingly.

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NZ Off topic BlueEther 10 months ago 8%
test federation #2

test 2

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NZ Off topic BlueEther 10 months ago 90%
test post
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NZ Off topic Dave 10 months ago 100%
Bridge between US and Canada closed following explosion. (Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls) abcnews.go.com

In case you missed it. Obviously an unfolding situation so we don't yet know anything about if it's intentional or whatvthe motive may have been if not. Alao on RNZ here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/503051/authorities-investigating-an-explosion-on-rainbow-bridge-between-us-and-canada

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NZ Off topic Ilovethebomb 10 months ago 36%
Cryptocurrency retailer launch NZ dollar-backed stablecoin www.rnz.co.nz

I'm not intimately familiar with how crypto works, can anyone explain how this is likely to fall apart? The article is a bit light on detail.

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